Happy 2019! We welcome our Mustangs back to the new 2019 year! Report cards will be available online this Friday.

No School Monday, January 21 on Martin Luther King
Day Students Return Tuesday, January 22

2018-19 Yearbooks Are on SaleTo purchase online, use order code 1035. Current
price is $35 through January 31, 2019.

8th Grade Parent Night

Thank you to our 8th grade parents that were able to attend our
informational session January 17. If you need to review what was
presented, please click
here to see the
PowerPoint information.

ESOL ACCESS Testing

On January 14 Pine Mountain's lead ESOL teacher Gillian Skow and
ESOL AP Marranda Edwards collaborated with District Personnel,
including Parent Resource Specialist Vani Arcuragi and ESOL
Consultant Arleen Folorunsho to present information to families
of ESOL students on the upcoming ACCESS testing for English
Learners. We shared information on preparation, testing and
scoring, with handouts and translation services available in
multiple languages. Many thanks to the parents who attended,
and asked great questions. ACCESS Testing for ESOL students at
PMMS will take place between Jan 28 and February 8. Contact
Gillian Skow with
questions.

First Coffee and Conversations Held

Our first Coffee and Conversations was held Monday, January
14. During the chat time, our principal shared our school's
vision of preparing kids for high school success and how we
will work to acheive this vision. Parents also had an
opportunity to voice comments or questions that they may
have had. If you were not able come, always feel free to
contact our
Principal or our Coffee and Conversations Parent
Volunteer,
Stephanie Barringer. Our second Coffee and Conversations
will be Monday, March 11 from 9:00-10:00am.

Eighth Grade Parent Night Right Around the Corner

Please join us for our PMMS Eighth Grade Spring Semester Parent
Informational. We have included all of the details below and we
hope to see you there! Don’t worry about dinner, pizza and
drinks will be available to purchase.

Meeting Title:
What you need to know about the last semester of your child’s
middle school journey

Meeting Date: January 17, 2019

Time: 6:00 pm -7:30 pm

Location: Pine Mountain Middle School Cafeteria

Important Information that will be Shared: High school core
curriculum scheduling process, Elective selections, Eighth grade
field trips, Eighth grade class activities, and Rising 9
grade high school events

We are excited to announce a beautification
project for the PMMS front entrance. This idea was brought to us
by a student running for student council and we want to help her
fulfill her campaign promise. Please consider donating to this
worthy cause. Click
HERE for more
information.

Ms. Hines and Ms. Edwardscreated Chit Chat as an opportunity
for open dialogue among selected leaders in 7th grade. Through a
lunch and learn format, students discuss personal goals,
achievements and areas of growth.

During the October 18 Board of Education
meeting, Cobb County School District leaders
discussed the January launch of a new parent portal—CTLS
Parent—that will show parents what their child knows and provide
resources to help their child master other content
areas. Initially, CTLS Parent will roll out to a select group of
schools to serve as a proof-of-concept. The District will
collect feedback from parents and teachers before CTLS Parent is
expanded to all schools.

Success by DesignWe want
your child to be successful at school. Throughout the school
year, Principal Nelson provides tips to parents and students
that can be used at home and at school to help our kids learn
good study strategies.
Click here to see some more study tips.

PMMS
Band Program Selected for Southeastern Regional Concert Festival

The Pine Mountain
music department is pleased to announce that the 8 Grade Band
has been selected to perform at the 2018 Music for All
Southeastern Regional Concert Festival this spring!! An
overwhelming number of bands from all around the South submitted
recordings, and Pine Mountain was one of only 9 middle
schools selected. We are the only Cobb County middle school
that was selected to perform at the event this year. We will
travel to downtown Atlanta and perform in the beautiful Georgia
State University Rialto Center. This is a HUGE milestone for the
PMMS band program, and we could not be more proud of our
students for their hard work! It’s a great day to be a Mustang!

Orchestra Is Rockin'

The Pine Mountain Music Department is happy to announce
that the 8 grade Orchestra has been selected to perform at the
2018 Kennesaw State University Orchestra Invitational.
This is a prestigious event in which orchestras from all over
the state of Georgia apply to participate in. This is a
non-competitive event in which we will be able to receive
feedback from a nationally recognized guest clinician and
members of the KSU faculty.

This is the second time Pine Mountain has been accepted
to perform and I am very proud of my 8th graders for all the
hard work they did last year in order to be accepted to this
event.

Click here for a printable version of Principal Nelson's
This Week at the Mountain
to see all the school-wide activities and events for the week as
well as important information.
The Mustang Newsletter is published every 2 weeks and
highlights student superlatives and
provides more detail about activities, clubs, sports, PTSA and
promotions throughout the school and community in a multi-page
format.

PTSA School StoreDid you know that we have a PTSA School Store?
The school store sells markers, colored pencils,
notebook paper, binders, reeds, snacks, and spirit wear.5-9:15
Monday -
Friday

For more
information about the PTSA School Store and how you
might help, please contact
Mrs. Mathis.

Get connected with our school! Has your student joined any school clubs or organizations? Have you signed up to volunteer at our school? Have you joined the PSTA?

Click the
above Twitter link to learn more about what is occurring
at the Mountain!

Add the CCSD Calendar to your personal Google Calendar by clicking on the "+" button above.

Technology Inside and Out

Mr. Hofmeister’s Computer class
performed a dissection of a desktop computer. The students
got the opportunity to extract and examine the different
parts of a computer including the hard drive, motherboard,
processing chip, RAM, disk drive, and much more. This lab
was used to introduce students to their project about
Computers and Computer Safety.